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  1973: It Was a Very Good Year for Rock...and Other Genres

  December 2 at 4 a.m.

  1973: Rock at the Crossroads By Andrew Grant Jackson 448 pp. $29.99 Thomas Dunne Books Andrew Grant Jackson has a thing for dates. His previous rock book, 1965, argued how that trip around the sun was just as important in music as its closer and more celebrated cousins 1966 and...

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  Revised Book Explains the Business of the Music Business

  November 21 at 4 a.m.

  All You Need to Know About the Music Business—Tenth Edition By Donald S. Passman 528 pp. $35 Simon & Schuster So kid, ya think ya got some talent and ya wanna break into the music biz? Yer momma and all your Facebook Friends tell you your signing is tops and...

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  Chris Shepherd Talks About His New Book at a Houston Public Library Event

  November 20 at 4 a.m.

  Here's your chance to get up close and personal with an award-winning chef this Thursday night when Chris Shepherd talks about his new book Cook Like a Local: Flavors That can Change How You Cook and See the World at the Houston Public Library on Thursday. Co-written with Kaitlyn Goalen...

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  Beatles Insider Becomes a Letter Man

  November 15 at 4 a.m.

  The Beatles from A to Zed: An Alphabetical Mystery Tour By Peter Asher 272 pp. Henry Holt & Co. $27 Though the Beatles Bookshelf already consists of hundreds (maybe thousands?) of both in and out of print titles, a Fab Four Fan will always want to crack open one more...

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  New Bio is the Last Word on Wailing Texas Siren Janis Joplin

  November 12 at 5 a.m.

  Janis: Her Life and Music By Holly George-Warren 400 pp. Simon & Schuster $28.99 Rock’s first female superstar has already been the subject of a numerous biographies, memoirs by those who loved and worked with her, documentaries, and even a musical play. But nearly 50 years after Janis Joplin died...

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  Best Bets This Weekend: Lonestar Rally, Señorita Cinema, y Día de los Muertos

  October 31 at 4 a.m.

  We're finally at that sweet spot here along the Texas Gulf Coast when being outside actually feels pleasant. Which is a good thing with celebrations of motorcycles and music in Galveston, skating legends at the Jamail Skate Park, and Día de Muertos festivities at Discovery Green, MECA, and the National...